​How I love your law!Psalm 119 goes on and on - 176 verses full of desire to keep the law of God.With my whole heart I seek you, teach me your ways.I treasure your word, stop me from doing wrong.I trust your commandments, I will always keep them. But our faith is not about keeping rulesor staying out of trouble.It’s good to be good, but that’s not what Jesus asked of us.Jesus got most angry with those who kept all the rulesbut missed the point.“This is my commandment” said Jesus, “Love each other”Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path… not the rules, but Jesus himself, the living Word, light of the world.

(John 13:34. Also read Romans 13:8-10)

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